The Nation

A former secretary to Oregon guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh lost an outrageous-conduct suit filed against her after she made uncomplimentary remarks about a local woman at a school board meeting. Ma Anand Sheela is liable for $625,000 in damages over the incident in the town of Antelope, since renamed Rajneesh. Sheela, who is believed to be in West Germany, had accused Marcia Wichelman of being an unfaithful wife. The suit, heard in Hood River, Ore., also named the guru and his corporations.